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THE recent decision to overturn a long-standing ban on selling uranium to India has divided Australian opinions along the lines of politics, economics and security. While the uranium industry praised the decision, a chorus of outraged politicians and anti-nuclear campaigners are working to make their...

MOVING from a development phase into an operational phase during a time of increased global interest in rare earth minerals, Australian company Lynas Corporation is playing a vital role in securing new supplies of the resource outside of the Chinese-controlled market. Lynas has invested in the planning,...

THE world’s leading airborne geophysical survey company, Geotech Airborne specialises in helicopter and fixed-wing geophysics. It offers advanced technology services in the areas of active field (VTEM)
and passive field (ZTEM and AIRMT) electromagnetics, state-of-the-art gravity and high sensitivity...

REGISTERED as a Proprietary Limited company in 2004, Lime Systems Bulk Storage Solutions supplies materials processing and storage facilities to the mining industry for the safe storage and accurate metering of products in process.
Wholly Australian owned and operated from its headquarters in Welshpool,...

SILVER and base metals explorer Cobar Consolidated Resources is on the cusp of becoming one the world’s largest silver producers, with its first silver pour anticipated by the end of this year.
In mid-September, Cobar officially accepted the offer terms from the NSW Office of Resources and Energy...

TRUCK body company DT HiLoad Australia specialises in the design and manufacture of the Hercules dump truck body. The Hercules is a heavy-duty, lightweight, durable, dump truck tray designed to suit all original equipment manufacturers’ makes and models.
Uniquely engineered and patented, it is made...

ONE of China’s largest investments in Australia’s booming resources sector, CITIC Pacific Mining’s (CPM) Sino Iron project represents a new era in iron ore mining. Under development at Cape Preston, 100 kilometres southwest of Karratha in WA’s Pilbara iron ore hub, the project will be the largest...

FOLLOWING nine months of suspension, lead exports will resume from the Port of Geraldton in WA, with a trial shipping program in place. Transport minister Troy Buswell announced in early October that he
had lifted the suspension of high precious metal (HPM) exports, as a result of health testing and additional...

Uranium explorer Toro Energy has announced a 32 per cent increase in its resource in WA’s Wiluna region. In an announcement to shareholders on October 10, Toro said that a full update of its regional resource base had resulted in a total resource of 50.1 million pounds of contained uranium oxide, comprising...

A reverse circulation drilling program at Vector Resources’ flagship Mt Dimer gold project has revealed high-grade initial assay results.
The program, which began in early August, led to the identification of major gold intercepts at the project’s Lightning, Anomaly 2 and Golden Slipper South deposits.
The...